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Zen Educate founder: There’s never a perfect time to start a company – take the leap

Zen Educate co-founder
Image credit: Zen Educate

Slava Kremerman is the co-founder and CEO of Zen Educate, a startup connecting schools with available substitute teachers via its platform.

Founded by Kremerman with Oren Cohen, the startup says it has tripled in size year-on-year since its 2017 launch. Substitute teachers looking for roles in the UK submit information to the Zen Educate app. They are then matched with a suitable role.

The London-based startup secured £29m in Series B funding in May this year. Kremerman has previously held leadership and senior positions at Nutmeg, Barclays and Aon.

In addition to founding Zen Educate, Kremerman has co-founded Zen Locum, a platform simplifying that connects locums with pharmacies and opticians.

In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, the Zen Educate boss discusses being a “big believer in stress-recovery cycles”, why pride shouldn’t get in the way of a founder CEO handing over the reins, and why there is never a perfect time to start a company....